Friday, February 17, 2012

Spa Girl is Dreaming of her Herb Garden

I have no complaints about winter this year, it
has been relatively mild and despite the biggest snowfall of the season this
past week, it's melting fast. There
should be one more snow around March 12th, then we will be done for the winter. I know this because that's my birthday and Mother
Nature has given me a present every year since I can remember!

All while we all patiently wait for spring to
arrive, now is the perfect time for some research and decision making on what
will go into my herb garden this year.

I just purchased a fabulous new book to help
with my research, it's called: The Herbal Medicine-Makers Handbook. It is a compilation of natural home remedies
by James Green, a renowned herbalists. He discusses growing and harvesting herbs
and includes many DIY remedies. Green is
the Director of the California School of Herbal Studies and routinely conducts
workshops in eco-plant harvesting and herbal medicine-making,

Some of my favourite topics that Green covers is
a suggestion to get to know a few good herbs, study them and learn everything
you can about them. He also discusses gardening
and harvesting, drying and storing herbs.
And delves into ointments, salves and balms, lotions and creams and
water therapy to name a few. Twenty-six
chapters to guide interested herbal medicine-makers like me.

One Amazon reader has this to say...

Finally a book that takes
the magic of herbs and adds a healthy dose of structure, science and common
sense. As a beginning herbalist, I find the information contained in the book
extremely useful and not found in many other places. This book has earned its
place on my favorite list.

Spa Girls Blog

I created the SPA GIRL blog in 2009 because I wanted to share my spa experiences.
I am a big fan of aromatherapy,
thalassotherapy, spa cuisine and history.
I love to pamper myself, inside and out! And why not? I work hard, travel a lot and find the spa experience exciting each and every time.
Since the beginning of history, people have resorted to springs, baths, and spas for the therapeutic effects and power of their healing waters. Today the Spa experience has expanded to include so many ways to live a happy, healthy, holistic lifestyle.
Relax, rejuvenate, and restore: that’s Spa Girl's motto.
Spa Girl covers a number of my interests including: aromatherapy, home spa treatments, spa modalities, feel good tips, spa destinations, natural products and spa foods.
Spa Girl is also on facebook where in addition to my blogs I post links to other spa writers, spa reviews and tips.
I have studied aromatherapy for a number of years and create my own salt scrubs, bath oils, soaps and skin creams.
I am an avid researcher and love to research all aspects of the spa industry, study and of course try every spa experience there is.
My other passion is art museums.